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York

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    Etymology tree
    Proto-Celtic *eburos
    Proto-Brythonic *eβur
    Proto-Celtic *-ākos
    Proto-Brythonic *-ọg
    Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọgbor.
    Old English Eoforwīċder.
    Old Norse Jórvíkbor.
    Middle English Ȝork
    English York

    From Middle English York, Ȝork, from Old Norse Jórk, Jórvík, from Old English Eoforwīċ, from Latin Eborācum, ultimately from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg (compare Welsh Efrog, from Old Welsh Caer Ebrauc, from Proto-Brythonic *Eβrọg), from *eburos (“yew”) +‎ *-ākom (positive suffix). Doublet of Évora.

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    York

     
    The white rose of York
     
    The Duke of York
    1. A placename
      1. A town and local government area (the Shire of York), in the Wheatbelt region, Western Australia.
      2. A coastal town in Sierra Leone.
      3. A place in the United Kingdom:
        1. A city and unitary authority in North Yorkshire, England.
        2. A hamlet in Billington and Langho parish, Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7033).
      4. A place in Canada:
        1. A neighbourhood of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
        2. A regional municipality of Ontario, Canada
          Synonyms: Region of York, York Region
        3. A former municipality of Toronto, Canada.
        4. Former name of Toronto. (used before 1834): A city in Ontario, Canada.
        5. A community of Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
        6. A community and rural municipality of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
      5. A number of places in the United States:
        1. A city in Sumter County, Alabama.
        2. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Illinois.
        3. An unincorporated community in Steuben County, Indiana.
        4. A town in York County, Maine.
        5. An unincorporated community in Atchison County, Missouri.
        6. A city, the county seat of York County, Nebraska.
        7. A town in Livingston County, New York.
        8. A tiny city in Benson County, North Dakota.
        9. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Ohio.
        10. An unincorporated community in Sandusky County, Ohio.
        11. A city, the county seat of York County, Pennsylvania.
        12. A city, the county seat of York County, South Carolina.
        13. A small town in Clark County, Wisconsin.
        14. A small town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
        15. A small town in Green County, Wisconsin.
        16. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
        17. A number of townships in the United States, listed under York Township.
      6. Ellipsis of York County.
    2. The House of York, a dynasty of English kings and one of the opposing factions involved in the 15th century Wars of the Roses. The name comes from the fact that its members were descended from Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York; their symbol was a white rose.
    3. A royal dukedom traditionally given to the second son of the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom.
    4. A habitational surname from Old English from the city or the county; See also Yorke.

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    Borrowed from English York.

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    York f

    1. York (a city in England)
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    Italian

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    Unadapted borrowing from English York.

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    York f

    1. York (a city in England)

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      From Old Norse Jórk, a form of Jórvík, from Old English Eoforwīċ. Compare Everwik, Everwich, directly from the Old English form.

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      York

      1. York (a city in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom).

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      • English: York

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      Polish

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      York

      Etymology

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      Unadapted borrowing from English York. Doublet of Évora.

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      York m inan

      1. York (a city and unitary authority in North Yorkshire, England)

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      Declension of York
      singular
      nominative York
      genitive Yorku
      dative Yorkowi
      accusative York
      instrumental Yorkiem
      locative Yorku
      vocative Yorku

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      • York in Polish dictionaries at PWN
      • York in PWN's encyclopedia

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      York ?

      1. York

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